In 1949, one Dominican family refused to hang a portrait of dictator Rafael Trujillo in their home. When 23-year-old Minerva Mirabal told him "No" to his face on a dance floor, it set off a chain of events that would ultimately bring down a thirty-year regime.

In this episode of Very Human History, Sergio explores the story of Las Mariposas (The Mirabal Sisters); Minerva, Patria, and María Teres, and examines the quiet compromises we make in our daily lives when staying silent feels safer than speaking up.